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1 The Earth in Context
2 The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics
3 Patterns in Nature: Minerals
4 Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks
5 A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
6 Change in the Solid State: Metamorphic Rocks
7 The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions
8 A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes
9 Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
10 Deep Time: How Old is Old?
11 A Biography of Earth
12 Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources
13 Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements
14 Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water
15 Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts
16 A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater
17 Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts
18 Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages
19 Global Change in the Earth System


Chapter 1:
The Earth in Context
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 2:
The Way the Earth Works: Plate Tectonics
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 3:
Patterns in Nature: Minerals
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
 
 
Chapter 4:
Up From the Inferno: Magma and Igneous Rocks
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 5:
A Surface Veneer: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 6:
Change in the Solid State: Metamorphic Rocks
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
 
 
Chapter 7:
The Wrath of Vulcan: Volcanic Eruptions
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 8:
A Violent Pulse: Earthquakes
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 9:
Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
 
 
Chapter 10:
Deep Time: How Old is Old?
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 11:
A Biography of Earth
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 12:
Riches in Rock: Energy and Mineral Resources
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
 
 
Chapter 13:
Unsafe Ground: Landslides and Other Mass Movements
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 14:
Streams and Floods: The Geology of Running Water
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 15:
Restless Realm: Oceans and Coasts
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
 
 
Chapter 16:
A Hidden Reserve: Groundwater
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 17:
Dry Regions: The Geology of Deserts
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
Chapter 18:
Amazing Ice: Glaciers and Ice Ages
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
 
 
Chapter 19:
Global Change in the Earth System
- Study Plan
- Self-Test
- Flash Cards
- Animations
- Feature Article
   
 
 



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